Patsy Ruth Jones Brown
Dec 25, 2015
Mrs. Patsy Ruth Jones Brown, 86, formerly of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at Adams Farm Living and Rehabilitation in Jamestown. She was born in Surry County on April 27, 1929 to the late, Lacy Jones, Sr. and Vivian Edwards Jones. Mrs. Brown was a retired Receptionist for Dr. Sykes and was a member of Mt. Carmel...
Mr. Matthew Paul Dale Reed
Dec 25, 2015
“I will be strong and courageous. I will not be terrified or discouraged. For the Lord my God is with me wherever I go Joshua 1:9. United States of America one nation under God.” Matthew Paul Dale Reed, age 31, of Mt. Airy, the youngest son born to Rev. Rusty and Judy Reed on February 3, 1984, died December 25,...
Mrs. Ora Mae Niston Southern
Dec 25, 2015
Mrs. Ora Mae Niston Southern Age 86 of Mt. Airy, NC. passed away Friday December 25, 2015 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Mt. Airy. Mrs. Southern was born March 4, 1929 in Grayson County, VA. to the late Robert Allen and Ora Geneva Cockerham Niston, she was retired from Spencer Corporation and was a member of Ivy Green...
Jimmy Dale Johnson
Dec 24, 2015
Mr. Jimmy Dale Johnson, 65, of Mt. Airy passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Surry County on March 28, 1950 to Wanda Mathews Johnson Hall and the late Clyde Johnson. Mr. Johnson was retired from Dow Chemical Company. He served our country in the United States Army during...
Mrs. Virginia Shelor Puckett
Dec 24, 2015
Mrs. Virginia Shelor Puckett, age 89, of Stuart passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 at the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born on June 3, 1926 in Stokes County, NC to the late Emmit Shelor and Annie Slate Shelor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Terry Puckett; and a sister,...
Mrs. Laura LaVerne Blue Hull
Dec 24, 2015
Laura LaVerne Blue Hull, 81, of Charlotte, passed away peacefully in her home on December 24, 2015. She is survived by her daughter Ann Marie Hull Fagan and husband W. Tim Fagan of Charlotte; son Edward Anderson Hull II and wife Mandy McDonald Hull of Raleigh; sister Bonnie Blue Turner of Huntersville; the father of her children Elbert Lee Hull...
Mr. Thurman Elbert Joyner, Sr
Dec 24, 2015
Mr. Thurman Elbert Joyner, Sr., 90 of Mt.Airy passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. He was born in Pitt County, NC to the late Samuel Rufus and Carrie Belle Smith Joyner. Mr. Joyner bravely served our country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was member of the Ruritan National and Zone...
Mr. James Ray Simpson, Sr
Dec 24, 2015
Mr. James Ray Simpson, Sr. age 78, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Thursday evening December 24, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born on January 2, 1937 to the late James Roy Simpson and late Fena Moore Simpson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters, Lois Jockwig...
Catherine R. (Miss Kitty) Vaughn
Dec 24, 2015
Vaughn Winston Salem 7/22/1936 – 12/24/2015 Catherine R. Vaughn (Miss Kitty), 79, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Christmas Eve. With great strength, she fought a long battle with several health issues and was ready to go home to be with her mama, other loved ones and Christ. Miss Kitty was born in Mt. Airy to the late...
Eddie Dowell Johnson
Dec 23, 2015
Mr. Eddie Dowell Johnson, 62 of Pinnacle, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday afternoon December 23, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was born on July 28, 1953 in Surry County to the late Joseph Clyde Johnson and Loredith Mae Taylor Johnson. Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Virginia Johnson of the home;...
Theodore Frederick "Ted" Akers
Dec 23, 2015
Mr. Theodore Frederick “Ted” Akers, 73, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He was born in Arista, WV May 19, 1942 to the late Russell and Lillian Quesenberry Akers. He was employed with the West Virginia coal mines for numerous years before changing his career to diesel mechanic with Salem Leasing....
Elizabeth (Betty Kay) Vaughn
Dec 23, 2015
Mrs. Elizabeth Kay (Betty Kay) Separk Vaughn, age 75, of Mt. Airy passed away Wednesday December 23, 2015 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, N.C. Mrs. Vaughn was born March 6, 1940 in Forsyth County to the late Norman and Mary Elizabeth Berry Separk. She graduated from St. Mary’s College in 1960. Mrs. Vaughn was a...
Mrs. Virginia Evelyn Belton Hazlewood
Dec 23, 2015
Mrs. Virginia Evelyn Belton Hazlewood, age 84 of Stuart, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart. She was born in Patrick County on February 3, 1931 to the late Walter and Mary Lucinda Rakes Belton. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hazlewood was preceded in death by her husband, James Hazlewood; an infant son,...
Mr. Adwin Garland Graham
Dec 23, 2015
Mr. Adwin Garland Graham age 30 of Lowgap, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Baptist Medical Center with his wife by his side. He was born November 6, 1985 in Forsyth County to Larry Dean Thomas, Sr. and Robin Graham Dudley. Adwin was employed by Hanesbrands in Mount Airy and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his...
Mrs. Betty Joan Melton Durham
Dec 23, 2015
Mrs. Betty Joan Melton Durham, age 69, of Elkin, NC passed away on Wednesday December 23, 2015 at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. She was born in Surry County on June 7, 1946 to the late Archie Melton and Myrtle Hayes Melton Renegar. She was a member of Gum Orchard Baptist Church and worked on her...
Brian Neal Bunker
Dec 23, 2015
Brian Neal Bunker, age 39 of Rural Hall, passed away December 23, 2015. Mr. Bunker was born in Forsyth County on October 25, 1976 to Doris Priddy Bunker and the late James Calvin Bunker. Along with his mother, surviving are his sisters, Darlene Bunker, Brenda Arnold, and Nancy Bunker; his brother, Vernon J. Bunker; and his beloved dog, Haus. In...
Jerry Wayne Stone
Dec 23, 2015
Mr. Jerry Wayne “Papa” Stone, 67, of Mount Airy, went to be with his heavenly Father on Wednesday night, December 23, 2015. Mr. Stone was born June 13, 1948, in Surry County, to the late Harvey Madison and Della Lois Inman Stone. Jerry retired as a salesman from Mount Airy Equipment Company. He was a member of Bannertown Baptist Church,...
Kay Frances Nichols
Dec 22, 2015
Miss Kay Nichols, 81 of Mt. Airy passed away at her home Tuesday, December 22, 2015. She was born in Surry County in 1934 to the late John Leland and Mabel Childress Nichols. Miss Nichols graduated from Franklin High and continued her education throughout her career in nursing. She retired as a nurse anesthetist from Broward General Hospital in Ft....
Mrs. Bertie Hill Guynn
Dec 22, 2015
Mrs. Bertie Hill Guynn, age 87, of Ararat, VA and widow of Mr. Theodore C. Guynn, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. She was married to Theodore for 66 years. Mrs. Guynn was born in Patrick County on March 28, 1928 the daughter of the late Totsy and India Powell Hill. Mrs. Guynn was retired...
Mrs. Freddie Rose Vestal Brown
Dec 22, 2015
Mrs. Freddie V. Brown, age 78, of Jonesville passed away December 22, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Freddie was born March 8, 1937 in Yadkin County to the late Robert and Beulah Vestal. Private Graveside Service were held in Tuesday January 5, 2016 at 2:00 PM in The Old Roaring River Baptist Church Cemetery